Stanford, California, is the most aristocratic top school in the United States, ranking in the top four, second in engineering, and third in civil engineering. There are 28 full-time professors in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering alone, which is the first choice for students in Tsinghua. The school also has a famous school complex, and students from Tsinghua, Tianda, Zhejiang University and China University of Science and Technology often only recruit in Chinese mainland. The huge civil environment department of this school has several directions, such as architectural design, atmosphere and energy, construction engineering management, environmental engineering and science, environmental fluid mechanics and hydrology, structural engineering and geomechanics, and it is also one of the few schools that puts architectural design under the civil engineering department.
Among the 282 students in this department, there are 132 international students and many domestic students. The admission rate of about 20% makes this prestigious school look not so unattainable, but from the average age of 27, it can be seen that most students have already had work experience.
2. Carnegie Mellon University
CMU's computers are top-notch in the United States, and its civil engineering major is also quite good, especially in Pittsburgh, a steel city, where engineering students have quite good employment. The civil engineering ranking of the school is 1 1, and the directions provided are: advanced infrastructure system, civil engineering, computing science and engineering, environmental engineering, environmental management and science.
Due to fierce competition, although there is no minimum score requirement, the GRE is between 600 and 700 for successful applicants. But the school also claims that if other backgrounds (such as teaching background, scientific research background or work background, etc. ) are very strong, and it is possible to be admitted without submitting GRE scores. According to the data published on Peterson, CMU received 257 applications last year and 52 people were admitted.
3. University of California at Berkeley
As a world-famous school with the first major, it is also very difficult to apply. In the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the school's civil engineering is divided into six sub-directions: engineering and project management, environmental engineering, geological engineering, structural engineering, traffic engineering and water conservancy engineering. Judging from the admission situation in recent years, students who can enter Berkeley's civil engineering major often have an average GRE of more than 600 and a TOEFL 104, which is a rare high score among engineering majors.
4. University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC), located in Los Angeles, the most developed city in California, has become the first choice for international students in China, and its high comprehensive ranking is often compared with the high tuition fees and the favor for international students in China. As one of the largest universities in California, civil engineering has just squeezed into the top 30, but there are still many competitors, and it has also become a guaranteed school for many famous schools such as Tsinghua and Tongji.
The school provides construction engineering management, environmental engineering, geological engineering, structural engineering, traffic engineering, applied mechanics, environmental quality management and structural design. The school's civil engineering projects are not very large, but international students account for the vast majority. As long as the GPA is above 3.3, students with GRE and TOEFL scores above can try to apply for this prestigious school.
5. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
The University of Michigan at ann arbor is located in the industrial zone of the Great Lakes in the United States. Its engineering school ranks among the top ten in the United States all the year round, and ranks seventh in civil engineering. According to Peterson's data, the school received 372 applications last year, and only 30 students enrolled. The average age of registered students is 27. It can be seen that most of the registered students have already had some work experience, so it is best for domestic undergraduates to have some internship experience when applying.
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor offers the following directions: construction engineering management, environment and water resources engineering, geological technology engineering and structural and material engineering. The minimum requirements for GRE and TOEFL are 1200+4 and 84 respectively (reading 23, listening 23, speaking 17, writing 17).
6. University of Washington
University of Washington, with a comprehensive ranking of around 40, ranks in the top 20 in civil engineering. It is located in Seattle, where Boeing is headquartered, and it is also a big city in the northwest of the United States. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering includes architectural engineering, environmental engineering, geological engineering, hydrology, water resources and environmental fluid mechanics, structural engineering and mechanics, and traffic engineering.
The admission rate of 3 18 applicants is close to 50%, which is relatively high. According to the data released by official website, the average GPA of 74 masters enrolled in 2008 is 3.4, the average score of GRE oral part is 482, the quantitative part is 765,438+00, and the analytical writing part is 4.0. As long as the GPA is relatively high, students can successfully apply for this school.
7. Pennsylvania State University
PSU, professional ranking 18, is the largest public university in Pennsylvania, USA, and it is also a guaranteed school for many applicants. It also provides many directions: water conservancy system, construction engineering, environment and water resources, geological engineering and foundation engineering, material engineering, structural engineering and traffic engineering.
The data released by official website is from 2007. Among 73 international student applicants, the admission rate is 55%, with an average GPA of 3.33. GRE oral part 565,438+00, quantitative part 755, analytical writing part 3.98. In addition, the school also announced the minimum score requirements for applying for a master's degree in this department, namely, TOEFL is higher than 80 (oral 20), GRE's oral part is higher than 430, quantitative part is higher than 650, and analytical writing part is higher than 3.0.
8. Northeastern University
The civil engineering major of Northeastern University in the United States belongs to the Engineering College of Northeastern University, and can be awarded master's degree and doctor's degree respectively, ranking 48th. The master of civil engineering has the following five directions: building management, environmental engineering, geotechnical/geological environmental engineering, structural engineering and traffic engineering. For doctoral direction, it is more flexible and comprehensive than master's study, and the study content combines civil engineering and environmental engineering.
There is no clear requirement for TOEFL and GRE scores, but from the application experience in recent years, TOEFL is better than 90, GRE 1200(TWE4 score). (IELTS is acceptable except TOEFL, with an IELTS score of not less than 6.5, and no requirement for individual items), with a GPA of 3.0 or above. If you want to win RA, TA had better have work experience.
9.cornell university
Cornell University, with a professional ranking of 10, is one of the famous Ivy League schools and a relatively friendly school for international students in China. Its picturesque campus scenery and high admission rate among its peers have also become the favorite schools of many China students. Cornell is truly one of the most professional schools in America. Its Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a professional MEng degree and a research-oriented MS degree. The general direction is civil infrastructure, environment and engineering systems and management, and there are more subdivided directions, such as environmental governance, environmental fluid mechanics and hydrology, environment and water resources systems, geological and technical engineering, transportation system engineering, engineering management and structural engineering, and even remote sensing technology.
Cornell's minimum requirement for TOEFL is 77 (writing 20, listening 15, reading 20 and speaking 22). Although the total score is not high, the requirement for oral English is not easy for many students in China. Although Cornell is a famous school (that is, it likes students with good grades), as long as the paperwork can be planned well, the success rate is still relatively high.
10, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Although UIUC ranks around 40, it is well-known in China, and the civil engineering major is the top spot with UC Berkeley all the year round. The department has 54 full-time professors, almost twice as many as Stanford, and the number of all students reaches 5 14. UIUC Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has many directions: building management, building materials, environmental engineering and science, environmental hydrology and water conservancy engineering, geological technology engineering, information technology, structural engineering and traffic engineering.